Thursday, 29 July 2021

Chandrayaan-3 likely to be launched during third quarter of 2022

Chandrayaan-3 is Likely to be Launched During Third Quarter of 2022



Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Mr. Jitendr Kumar Dr Jitendra Singh said that Chandrayaan-3 is likely to be launched during the third quarter of 2022 assuming normal workflow henceforth.

In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, he said, the realization of Chandrayaan-3 is in progress.

The realization of Chandrayaan-3 involves various processes including finalization of configuration, subsystems realization, integration, spacecraft level detailed testing and a number of special tests to evaluate the system performance on earth.

The realization progress was hampered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, all works that were possible in work from home mode were taken up even during lockdown periods. Chandrayaan-3 realization resumed after commencement of unlock period and is in matured stage of realization.

(Source: The Statesman)


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